On Friday I went to Whitwick to meet with Lisa Collins, a local businesswoman who also happens to be Chair of the local Parish Council. We had a very interesting conversation about crime and policing in the village.
The Conservative Government will invest £500 million in youth centres and high-quality services for young people to ensure that they have safe and inspiring places to go outside of school.
On Sunday I was honoured to attend a meeting (during Hospice Care Week) at the Guru Amar Das Gurdwara in Leicester to support local charities. I was pleased to be able to speak in support of the LOROS charity and Rainbow Hospice, in support of Anjana Vaja, Ajmer Kaur Mahal and Gurpreet Santini.
Official ONS figures show that in the East Midlands, there are now 2,360,41 people in work –meaning that, under the Conservatives, 260,677 more people have been able to access the security of a job.
The "County Lines" drug gangs are a blight on our communities. Towns across Leicestershire and Rutland are being targetted by gangs from nearby cities.
I have been receiving several comments from retail businesses and eateries about the increasing crime problems that they are suffering from - including shoplifting, vandalism and even attacks on staff.
Last week I went to Anstey to meet with local residents, business owners and councillors to discuss with them local crime, anti-social behaviour and what can be done to address those problems.
We took our street stall to Birstall on Saturday to talk to local residents about crime and policing. It turned out to be a fascinating morning with lots of shoppers and passersby stopping to tell us about their concerns, views and about crime or anti-social behaviour in their home area.
On Saturday I took my street stall to Birstall, in Charnwood, where I was joined by local councillors as we chatted to shoppers and passersby. It soon became clear that burglary was a real concern in Birstall.
